Teen shot to death in Cleveland marks fourth homicide in two days

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A 17-year-old boy shot to death in the city’s Union-Miles neighborhood marks the fourth deadly shooting in the city in less than two days.

The shooting happened about 4 p.m. on East 114th Street, south of Miles Avenue.

The teen, who has not yet been identified, was shot several times, including once in the head, according to police.

Investigators marked at least a dozen bullet casings and other evidence surrounding the boy’s body in the driveway of a home.

No other details have been released, including if there have been any arrests in the case.

Three others have been fatally shot in the city in a 44-hour span.

A 31-year-old employee of the In & Out Beverage & Deli store on Lakeview Avenue in Glenville was killed about 8:45 p.m. Tuesday during a robbery. The employee shot one of two armed robbers, an 18-year-old man, in the neck. He was arrested but has not been formally charged. The other robber ran off and has not been arrested.

A 29-year-old man was killed about 9 a.m. Wednesday in a on East 128th Street, also in the Union-Miles neighborhood. His 3-month-old son was found on the couch next to him when his body was discovered. No arrests have been made in that case.

And about 10 p.m. Wednesday a 28-year-old man was shot to death and three others between the ages of 18 and 33 were wounded in a shooting inside a home on Roehl Avenue near West 33rd Street. No arrests have been made in that case.